Temperature Control in Academy City

"By the way, Natsume-san, we have good news and bad news to tell you. Which one do you want to hear first?" Senior Misaka said with a strange look on her face, looking mysterious as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"One good news and one bad news? Then I want to hear the good news first." Natsume Sonoko was a little curious and spoke quickly.

"You really can't wait." Shirai said helplessly.

"The good news is that your bicycle has been found. Yesterday, when Hatsuharu was investigating the list of users of the Fantasy Hand, she happened to find the two people in the clue photo. According to the security guards' verification, they did use their ability to steal bicycles." Misaka-senpai said thoughtfully, looking at Hatsuharu-san beside her.

"Hey, I said I would help find the bicycle." Classmate Hatsuharu said a little embarrassedly.

Natsume Sonoko's spirits immediately filled up. As expected, hard work pays off and this day has finally arrived. The joy of regaining what had been lost overflowed in Natsume Sonoko's chest.

"As for the bad news, the dorm supervisor discovered that Natsume-san did not return home at night during his dormitory inspection, and he also asked me to go and explain to the dorm supervisor in person."

At this point, Misaka showed an embarrassed look on her face. Because she was too tired yesterday, she went to bed in the dormitory right away, and as a result, she forgot to tell the dorm supervisor about Natsume's hospitalization.

As for Shirai, he was busy cleaning up the Fantasy Hand incident last night. When he came back it was after lights-out time, and the warden broke his neck and threw him out of the student dormitory. He was put back into the student dormitory in the middle of the night, looking pitiful.

"It's not a big problem. Just get a certificate from the hospital."

Taking a deep breath, Natsume Sonoko silently comforted herself, thinking that there might still be room for rescue.

Chapter 62: The Dormitory Supervisor Looks a Bit Strange

Sitting on the hospital bed, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but frown. The joy of getting her bicycle back was gone, and she had no extra mood to ask about the fate of the two thieves.

"If Natsume-san can think this way, then I feel relieved."

Misaka-senpai, who was a little nervous, looked relieved when she heard Natsume-san's confident words.

Thinking of the majestic appearance of the dormitory supervisor, even the senior sister who is a certain railgun still has lingering fears. Didn’t Shirai, a level 4 space ability user, solve the problem with just a knife and a twist of the neck?

Faced with this brutal enemy, this super boss who is so powerful that the students of Tokiwadai cannot fight against him, Natsume Sonoko suddenly has an idea.

"I have a good plan." Natsume Sonoko said thoughtfully.

"Is it really necessary to be like this? This is too exaggerated. The doctor clearly said that it was just ordinary bruising and swelling." When Hatsuharu heard what Natsume said, she was immediately surprised.

Senior Misaka and classmate Shirai on the side listened carefully to Natsume Sonoko's plan, and showed a thoughtful look on their faces. After carefully recalling the usual practices of the dormitory supervisor, they both nodded solemnly, and seemed to agree with someone's decision.

"In other words, use sympathy to make your dorm supervisor forget that Natsume-san did not come home all night." Saten Ruiko said with sudden enlightenment.

"Although I didn't come back all night, I had a legitimate reason. I just forgot to report it to the dorm supervisor." Natsume Sonoko corrected.

All of this was an accident. Natsume Sonoko never imagined that Misaka-senpai and Shirai-senpai, who were usually very reliable, would fail at the critical moment.

"We will explain it with you." Senior Misaka mustered up the courage and pulled the reluctant classmate Shirai aside and said.

"I'll ask the doctor to send the report on Natsume's hospitalization to the dormitory supervisor soon." Shirai sighed and touched his neck as if he remembered something.

Putting the matter of the dorm supervisor aside for the moment, although Natsume Sonoko was unsure, one should sometimes be more optimistic.

[Can you be discharged from the hospital today? Congratulations] A message came from Chong Fu Sheng Fan on the phone.

[Thank you. You should also take good care of yourself.] Natsume Sonoko replied immediately.

"By the way, what's going on in District 7? There's no water or electricity. I could only buy mineral water this morning. I also heard that the industrial area in the north has been blocked."

Saten-san complained. Saten-san has recovered from the previous turmoil and has become her cheerful self again.

"The power system is now operational today," Hatsuharu added.

An inexplicable look of embarrassment appeared on Misaka-senpai's face, which made people feel concerned.

As for Natsume Sonoko, she seemed to be uninterested in this topic. She suddenly put down her phone, crawled into bed and closed her eyes to rest.

If you are used to sleeping on the sofa, it would be a different experience to sleep on the bed occasionally. Have a good rest and be prepared to deal with the dorm supervisor.

"There are rumors on the Internet that a huge monster has appeared with tentacles that can reach into the ground. Even the underground water pipes have been damaged, and the industrial area has even been turned into ruins. This must be some secret experiment of Academy City." Student Ruiko Saotome said somewhat exaggeratedly.

"That's true. Fortunately, my elder sister defeated the monster with great power in the end, and no more damage was caused. However, we haven't yet investigated the specific reason why the monster appeared. We only suspect that it is related to Kiyama Haruo and Fantasy Hand."

Shirai Kuroko sighed and said that although the monster was defeated, Kiyama Haruo still escaped. Based on the existing clues, they can only speculate that the monster is one of the products of the Fantasy Hand.

As for the tentacles left at the scene, no useful information was extracted at all. The cells on them all died after they separated from the monster. Unlike the flesh and blood formed by the aim's diffusion field, there was another different power existing in the monster.

"Really? Misaka-senpai!" Saten said in surprise, her eyes full of admiration.

"It can't be said that it was just my contribution. There was also an old woman who didn't understand the situation and she helped. And the reason why Saten-san was able to wake up so quickly was also thanks to the treatment procedure that Natsume-san found."

"Although I don't want to believe it, this guy did a good job. According to the security guard, he froze the monster for more than ten seconds." Shirai Kuroko said with some doubt.

Natsume Sonoko, who was hiding in the quilt, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. That was great. It seemed that the fact that she blew up the underground water pipe was not confirmed.

"Thank you, Natsume-san."

Suddenly, I felt sleepy and heard the voice of Saten-san. Before I could respond, Natsume Sonoko closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The sun sets in the west, and before we know it, it is already evening.

She pinched her nose hard and finally got rid of the smell of disinfectant that permeated her chest and abdomen. Then, Natsume Sonoko walked out of the hospital gate on crutches, limping and looking very pitiful.

It's an injury that can be healed in just five or six days. It's fine as long as you go back and rest. There's no need to wear crutches.

However, because Natsume Sonoko still could not walk freely, and after someone's constant persuasion, the hospital agreed to provide Natsume Sonoko with a standard crutch.

"Will such a simple plan really work?" Senior Misaka said hesitantly.

"Onee-sama, I think it's great. As long as the plan works, that's fine." Shirai-san commented.

A student in the seventh district of Tokiwadai Middle School.

Arriving at the dormitory supervisor's office, Natsume struggled with crutches and finally sat on a stool with the help of Misaka-senpai.

"Door supervisor, have you read the report from the hospital?" Natsume Sonoko asked cautiously, with a hint of panic in her expression.

"I've also seen the report from the hospital. Natsume-san's calf was hit and bruised and swollen, so he was hospitalized for one night."

Touching the frame of her glasses, the dorm supervisor, wearing a black women's suit, sat at her desk, put down the report in her hand, slowly raised her head and spoke.

"Actually, it was because of me. Natsume asked me to explain the situation to the teacher, but a few problems occurred in the end." Senior Misaka stood there a little uneasily, a panicked look on her face, her body a little tense because of nervousness.

"And Shirai-san didn't have the chance to speak because I kicked him out of the cadet dormitory yesterday, is that right?" A terrifying light flashed in the dormitory supervisor's eyes, and Shirai-san, who always violated the lights-out rule, was so scared that he took several steps back.

"Yes." ×3

"I understand. So there was actually a reason why Natsume did not come home all night yesterday, even if none of you informed me." The dorm supervisor summarized what everyone said and said, his eyes involuntarily looking at the crutches next to Natsume Sonoko.

"Yes." ×3

"In that case, let's forget about it this time. I can't possibly punish a patient who uses a cane."

"what?"

As soon as the dorm supervisor finished speaking, he slowly stood up, half-knelt beside Natsume Sonoko, and checked Natsume Sonoko's calf with concern.

"Don't worry. Last night, security guard Miss Tetsu told me that Natsume was in the hospital. She asked Natsume to come over just to confirm the situation. It's best for you to take a few days off and rest in the dormitory." The dormitory supervisor took off his glasses and said in a gentle tone.

After walking out of the dormitory supervisor's office, Natsume, Sonoko and the other two still had confused looks on their faces, as if their brains had not yet figured it out.

Even though Miss Tetsujo had informed them in advance, it still could not cover up the fact that Natsume Sonoko and the others forgot to explain the situation to the dorm supervisor.

If a student cannot return to the dormitory for some reason, he or she must explain the situation to the dormitory supervisor in advance.

"The dorm supervisor looks a little strange." Misaka-senpai muttered to herself.

"Sister, did you feel it too?"

"This is not the dorm supervisor I know!"

At this time, in the dormitory warden's office of the student dormitory, the warden was holding his chin with his hand, looking at a small pendant in his hand, with a faint blush on his face.

"Ahhh, this is the first gift that Mr. Okumi gave me."

Chapter 63: Cats at Night

There are always unexpected things happening in life, and every day is unusual.

Even the usually fierce warden changed his temper today, which made people sigh at the wonder of life.

"Maybe today is a special day." Senior Misaka said hesitantly, obviously not very confident about her guess.

"No, maybe he is controlled by someone."

"Natsume, you're exaggerating too much. Have you watched too many science fiction movies?" Shirai said helplessly.

"certainly not."

After finally climbing the stairs, Natsume Sonoko returned to dormitory 210 with the help of senior Misaka.

Shirai-san still had a lot of things to do with the Discipline Committee, and after appearing in front of the dorm supervisor, he left in a hurry. Since the recent incident with the Fantasy Hand had such a huge impact, it would take a long time to bring it to a close, and all kinds of information needed to be archived and organized.

Natsume Sonoko returned to the dormitory, smelled the familiar scent in the air, and a look of relief appeared on her face.

Senior Misaka, the railgun master, lives next door, and there are a bunch of level 3 and 4 senior classmates around her, plus the dorm supervisor whose combat power is suspected to be level 6. It is much better to stay here than in any hospital.

After closing the door, she finally blocked the dorm supervisor's omnipresent sight, and then Natsume Sonoko moved to the desk with difficulty on crutches.

In fact, Natsume Sonoko originally wanted to use her ability to equip herself with wings, which would make it much more convenient to move around in the dormitory.

But tornado wings are still tornadoes after all, and they will definitely cause problems in a small dormitory.

Besides, I am a good student who knows the school rules and dormitory regulations by heart!

Although she would occasionally use her abilities for convenience, she would never blatantly provoke the dorm supervisor like Shirai-san did.

He pulled out a notebook from the desk and wrote down everything he had learned from Mr. Mushan yesterday. He then opened his laptop to research some additional information.

With her chin on her hand, Natsume Sonoko's eyes were filled with thought. She was turning a pen with one hand while thinking about something. Unconsciously, the wing formula in her head was being disassembled and reconstructed by someone.

Optimizing formulas is much simpler than improving computing power. After all, this kind of thing can be done with the help of external forces, such as learning, asking for advice, and copying.

If it is a breakthrough in computing power, it depends entirely on a person's talent.

The formula for tornado wings has been re-optimized. Natsume Sonoko feels that the formula has been slightly improved. The consumption of computing power has been slightly reduced and the stability has been improved. In short, it has become more convenient to use.

Although they were not flying at an altitude of several hundred meters, there was no problem in areas such as the surface or low altitude where the air concentration was higher. Moreover, Natsume Sonoko did not dare to fly that high. If she suddenly ran out of physical strength or computing power, wouldn't it be terrible?

The optimization of wings is only a part of it. Through yesterday's continuous overload of frozen monsters, we have some new experiences in cooling down.

I originally thought that this series of icing formulas was quite good, but in that situation, many constraints and problems arose.

It works fine for normal use, but the harder I try, the greater the constraints become, the more tired my brain becomes, and the computing power becomes less under my control.

At first, it was just a small gap in computing power, but it caused the computing power to be consumed as quickly as a tsunami, directly causing him to lose the ability to move.

"I need to think carefully about how to change it. I'm sure I can do it."

"Keep trying, you're the best."

“Who can save me?”

“…”

"I can't do this question, it's too difficult!"

Incompetent and furious, Natsume Sonoko, who had insufficient knowledge, showed a tired look. She was too lazy to use a cane and jumped onto the sofa with one foot.

As soon as she jumped onto the sofa, Natsume Sonoko sank into the belly of the sofa, as if swallowed by quicksand. There was a sense of emptiness and worldliness in her pupils, and she looked at the ceiling bored.

I want to be quiet.

After all, I am just an ordinary student and there is no need to be so hard on myself. By the way, I haven’t read the comics I bought a few days ago.

I'll think about the formulas later. Maybe I'll understand them as I use them. It's not like I've gained nothing at all. At least I've simplified one or two calculations. There's no need to rush this kind of thing.

"Wash your face and rinse your mouth before going to bed." Natsume Sonoko raised her head from the sofa and thought blankly with sleepy eyes.

I just hopped into the bathroom and turned on the shower head, only to find that there was no hot water in it. There was no water at all when I turned on the faucet.

The Seventh School District encountered a large-scale water outage, but fortunately there was a water tank in the student dormitory of the Seventh School District of Tokiwadai Junior High School.

However, due to limited reserves, it cannot be supplied unlimitedly. It can only be provided to the public bathrooms in the restaurant and student dormitories on a priority basis, limiting the water consumption in individual dormitories.

Natsume Sonoko suddenly remembered the good things she had done, but her face remained expressionless.

Well, I don’t know whether I should be happy or not, there is still water in the student dormitory restaurant for cooking.

Because she didn't want to go to the public bathroom, Natsume Sonoko had an idea and jumped to the windowsill again.

The window was opened, and some water vapor evaporated from the ground. Natsume Sonoko boiled it to disinfect it, and then put a basin on the windowsill to collect the water.

The composition of this water is not much different from that of rainwater. After being sterilized at high temperature, it should be usable normally.